Tim sits at the kitchen table with his laptop in front of him. Marcella was out seeing both Emma and Edward and it gave him the perfect opportunity to plan a little weekend away for him and Marcella. With them both having an upcoming weekend off, Tim didn't see a better time on the horizon and wanted to surprise her. Since getting together, they barely spent any time alone; there was always work or one of them had to go off for whatever reason.
Marcella came home and entered the kitchen and Tim quickly slammed the laptop lid shut. He didn't even know she had returned and he suddenly realised how suspicious he may have seemed. "I was just, er, reading some emails from Maya about charity things." he told her.
Looking at her face, Tim knew she wasn't quite so convinced and he probably had two options; keep up the lie and risk a probable argument or tell her the truth. "You don't have to hide them from me." she informed him, taking a bottle of water from her fridge.
"I'm not hiding anything."
"Really? That laptop lid took a bit of a battering when I entered the room." she replied. Tim could feel that this was going to escalate pretty quickly, so he knew that he didn't have a choice but to show her what he was really doing.
"If you don't believe me, come and take a look." he offered, stepping back from the laptop. Marcella walked over and sat in his chair and opened the lid, "It was supposed to be a surprise."
Marcella sighed and lowered her head, "A weekend away?" she said before looking back up at Tim who's back is leant on the wall and his arms are crossed, "I'm sorry, Tim." she apologised.
"Don't worry about it." he replied uncrossing his arms and shuffling his feet. He was slightly disappointed that she thought that he'd be up to anything; he'd never do anything like what she thought to her.
Getting up off the chair, she goes over to him and wraps her arms up around his neck and his hands sit firmly on the small of her back. "Why?" she asked and Tim cocked his head and frowned a little in confusion. "Why a weekend away?" she wondered.
"I wanted to take you away from here for a few days. Away from everyone else in your life. I thought you deserved it." Marcella smiled shyly at Tim's explanation. It had been a very long time since anyone had thought of her enough to want to do such a thing. She leaned forward and pressed her lips to his. The kiss soon broke and she smiled at him. Her smile was something that was rare, and Tim adored it whenever he was able to bring it out of her.